In the final meeting of the House Population Health Committee Tuesday, bills that would increase access to mental health care for teens, enshrine access to contraceptives and reverse the state’s abortion ban were quickly tabled.
Much of the discussion that did take place was about HB 945/SB 793, for which several Republican House representatives crossed party lines to vote down — killing a bill involving in vitro fertilization.
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